Facebook cancels its annual F8 conference
Facebook has canceled its annual F8 conference due to concerns over the novel coronavirus outbreak.
Normally the biggest event of the year for the California social networking giant, F8 was due to be held in San Jose in May 2020, but on Thursday the company announced that the "in-person component" of the event would be cancelled.
In a statement, Facebook said: "In light of the growing concerns around COVID-19, we've made the difficult decision to cancel the in-person component of F8 this year, in order to prioritize the health and safety of our developer partners, employees and everyone who helps put F8 on. We plan to replace the in-person F8 event with locally hosted events, videos and live-streamed content."
Normally the biggest event of the year for the California social networking giant, F8 was due to be held in San Jose in May 2020, but on Thursday the company announced that the "in-person component" of the event would be cancelled.
In a statement, Facebook said: "In light of the growing concerns around COVID-19, we've made the difficult decision to cancel the in-person component of F8 this year, in order to prioritize the health and safety of our developer partners, employees and everyone who helps put F8 on. We plan to replace the in-person F8 event with locally hosted events, videos and live-streamed content."